From Here to There , written by Margery Cuyler, is a simple, yet beautifully illustrated, book that shows where a little girl, Maria, lives with her family. It illuminates the concept that we are all part of a world that is bigger than our own home, town, and state.
Curriculum Connections: From Here to There is a good book for teaching the concept that we are all part of the solar system we live in, as seen in the beautiful pictures of the progression of where her home fits into this world. It starts at her home, then moves to her town, her county, her state, then country, hemisphere, planet, solar system, galaxy, and beyond. Geography SOL 1.4
Additional Resources:
This is another book that can be read and used to reinforce the concepts of how to follow a map. It the story of a boy and his father going on a 100-mile road trip to visit his grandmother.
This website offers instructions on how to teach children about maps. It starts with making a map of the classroom, then a map of the school, then the community, and so forth. You can make this activity reach as far as you want it to, based on the level of your students…just like the book!
This website is an interactive website that could be done independently, or collectively as a class, projected onto the board or screen. It is a simple map with questions that help teach basic map symbols, how to follow a map, and use of the compass rose.
General Information:
Book: From Here to There
Author: Margery Cuyler
Illustrator: Yu Cha Pak
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Ltd.
Pages: 32
Grade Range: K-2
ISBN: 0-8050-3191
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